different things I run across that make my life easier or make me happy
Export to PDF | Export to DOCElephant Ears are one of my newfound loves for the garden since moving to South Carolina in 2008. These monster big plants are virtually maintenance-free. All they ask for is A LOT of space. A few years ago I planted three large (and very ugly) bulbs, not really knowing […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCI received the most amazing gift this Christmas… A 14 pound Weighted Blanket. Ever since seeing the episode of NBC’s Parenthood where Hattie gives her brother Max a 25 pound blanket, I’ve been joking that I needed one too. Never thinking I actually DID need a weighted blanket. But […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCI love pansies! What I love MOST about pansies, is that they are hearty in Zone 7, which — by no small coincidence — is exactly where my yard happens to be located. Yesterday I treated myself to an hour at our local greenhouse. It was worth the rushing […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCSince I don’t even know where to begin in describing my latest endeavor, here’s a little sneak peek at what will eventually be my new Shop & Studio. And then later this summer, my blog will even have a new look AND a new name… (at least that’s the plan.)
Export to PDF | Export to DOCCharleston here we come! I am not thrilled about leaving my hydrangea behind. It is in full bloom right now, and by the time I return from my time exhibiting at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, it will probably be spent and faded. There are some other things I’m not […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCMy friend Bess sent me a card yesterday. Leave it to Bess to have a fun stamp on the envelope too. Much to my surprise, I opened it up to find one of my old paintings on the front of the card. Which made me smile! (I think this is actually […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCI just got this NEW/OLD desk from GoodWill. [ It was only $10!] I think I paid $4 (or possibly $5) for the perfectly matching desk chair back in 2003 at The Salvation Army store in Bayview, WI (53207 to be exact.) My NEW/OLD desk is just ONE of the many amazing […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCMy blog-fast is officially over, but where do I even begin? I guess I’ll start by saying that I gave up my blog for Lent, mostly because I’ve realized over the last couple of years that the “success” of my painting career often teeters on the brink of becoming […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCThe owner of this adorable home located on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, let my husband Tim and I stay here for a night during the 2011 Piccolo Spoleto Festival. This was not a friend or relative, or even an acquaintance who loaned us her home. She was just a generous woman, […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCToday is our dog Lucy’s birthday! So today’s blog post is dedicated to her first year of life. Lucy is the second Collie we’ve had, and she came from a breeder near Nashville called “Totally Devoted Collies.” There aren’t too many collies to be found in South Carolina, so […]
